Peter,

Did you pop off the door panel and check the guide wire inside the door?  I
am not positive if that could be the culprit, but when mine was sticking and
I was unable to shut the door.  This wire also unlatches the catch in the
open door position.

Chris.
'85 Westy
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
Peter Johnson
  Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 10:21 AM
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Subject: side door problem

  Good Morning All,

  Last eve I found that the sliding side door on my 85 Westy GL no longer
'locks' in the wide open position (after sliding it toward the rear it no
longer catches at the stop).  I'm wondering where the catch mechanism is
located and whether it can be potentially fixed or if I'll need to buy a new
part.  I examined both upper and lower roller guides and didn't notice
anything obviously broken.

  I recall a recent thread regarding side doors and I just tried searching
the archives for clues to this new problem but the archive search engine
seems to be hung up at the moment.

  Any insight or experiences with this little problem would be greatly
appreciated.

  Peter J
  85 Westy GL "Nesta"
  Willard, WA

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